READ EPHESIANS 3:19-20

“God is able to do far more than we could ever ask for or imagine.” That doesn’t mean if you ask God for a Lamborghini for your birthday, you’ll suddenly find two in your driveway.

It DOES mean that when you choose to follow God, HIS plan will be bigger and better than anything you could ever ask for or imagine. And the joy that He gives is bigger and better than any sports car, Christmas morning or granted wish.

You probably have a lamp near or attached to your bed, right? Tonight, leave it powered on while you sleep. Let it remind you that God does everything by His POWER working in you. (Or if you want to get really festive, ask your parents if you can string up some Christmas lights above your bed and leave them on all night.)

KNOW that joy comes in believing anything is possible with God.

THINK ABOUT IT:1. Isn’t it crazy to think that God loves us so much we literally can’t know

His love completely?

2. Has there ever been a time when you felt “filled with everything God has for you?”

3. Think about that time and let God fill you with the same joy today.

DAY 1

WEEK TWO 4TH - 5TH

READ LUKE 1:76-77

Zechariah and Elizabeth were both really old and they hadn’t been able to have kids. But God had a plan for them. He sent an angel to tell them they would have a son, John, who would prepare the way for Jesus.

Just think about how JOYFUL Zechariah and Elizabeth must have been when this special baby was born! What seemed completely impossible to them was possible with God!

John would go on to share the good news about how Jesus had come to rescue those who chose to follow Him. Anything is possible with God. And that’s a great reason to have JOY.

THANK God for the joy we can have because ANYTHING is possible with Him.

THINK ABOUT IT:1. Why did John’s birth seem impossible to Zechariah?

2. What did John do to “prepare the way” for Jesus?

3. Ask a parent or trusted adult who loves God if they’ve ever faced something that seemed impossible, but God made it possible.

DAY 4

Finding a way to be happy even when things

don’t go your way

PSALM 43:4

We’ve been talking about real joy this month. Sometimes finding joy means remembering what’s true. Even when things are hard, or when they don’t go your way, God is still the same. He is still a holy and loving God. He’s still the One who made you and sent His only Son for you.

Worship is a great way to remember who God is and how much He loves you. Play some worship music and pay attention to the words of the song. If you don’t have a way to play a worship song, sing one of the songs you’ve learned at church. Sing to God and thank Him for the joy you have because of all He’s done for you.

ASK God help you find real joy as you worship Him.

THINK ABOUT IT:1. What’s your favorite worship song? What do you like about it?

2. How does singing to God (or listening to a great song about Him) remind you to be joyful?

3. What are some other ways you can experience God’s joy?

DAY 2 READ MATTHEW 19:26

Can you think of a situation right now that is hard for you? Maybe it’s something that makes you sad or unhappy? Write it down below.

We all face hard stuff. Sometimes the hard stuff makes us think that God doesn’t want to help us. Or that He doesn’t care when we are sad. But this week we learned that we can have joy because ANYTHING is possible with God.

LOOK for God doing amazing things and find joy—even in the hard stuff—because nothing is impossible for Him.

THINK ABOUT IT:1. Take a look at what you wrote above. How can knowing God and trusting

Him make this situation better?

2. How can BELIEVING the truth that all things are possible with God help you face this situation?

3. How do we know that God still cares about us even if things don’t go the way we want them to?

DAY 3

I can have

because anythingis possible with God.